Metallic passenger



(No Model.) 3 Sheets-Sheet 1.

C. B. HUTOHINS. METALLIC PASSENGER OAR.

No. 442,894. Patented 1360.16, 1890.

- kw/37W (No Model.) 3 Sheets-Sheet 2. O. B. HUTOI-IINS.

METALLIG PASSENGER GAR. No. 442,894. Patented Dec. 16, 1890.

% QWHVQVW UNITED STATES CARLETON B. I-IUTCIIINS, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

METALLIC PASSENG ER-CAR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 442,894, dated December16, 1890.

Application filed September 8, 1890. Serial No. 364,336. (No model.)

To all whom it 71mg; concern: I

Be it known that I, CARLETON B. I'IUTCHINS, acitizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Detroit, in the county of )Vayne and State ofMichigan, have invented certain new and use ful Improvements in MetalPassenger-Cars; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, andexact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilledin the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of referencemarked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to the construction of metallic cars, in whichthe car is composed entirely of metal, the sheeting of the floor andthat of the inner and outer walls being provided with an interposedlayer of felt or like material to deaden the sound, the an rangement ofparts being such that the car, though comparatively light, is verystrong and durable, not easily crushed in a collision or accident, andis absolutely non-combusti ble, all of which will behereinafter morefully set forth, and the essential features of the construction pointedout particularly in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification,Figure 1 is a plan View of a portion of the bottom frame of the car anda section of the floor lying on said frame, like parts being brokenaway. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of a car, a portion of the outersheeting and lining being removed to show the inner lining, which isbroken away, showing also the inner sheeting forming the interior wallof the car. Fig. 3 is a perspective view looking into a section of oneend of the car. Fig. at is an enlarged detail in perspective of theframe-work. Fig. 5 is an enlarged view of the cross tie used forconnecting and supporting the uprights or studding of the frame.

Referring to the letters of reference, A indicates the under transversebars of the frame or car foundation on which the girders 0 rest, theends of said bars being bolted to the under face of the side rails B,asshown at ct in Figs. 1 and 4. The girders C are T-shaped in crosssectionand extend the entire length of the car-frame, and are bolted to thecross'bars A through their horizontally-extending flanges o, as shown ata in Figs. 1, 3, and 4. The ends of the girders C terminate against theangle-bar J, crossing the end of the frame, and are secured between theadjacent faces of the heads L by means of the bolts 0 0, (shown in Fig.1,) the heads L being bolted to the angle-bar .T of the frame formingthe car foundation.

1) I) are truss-rods extending longitudinally of the car-frame, theirends passing through the angle-bar J, and are secured by the nuts 6 e,(shown in Fig. 1,) said rods being braced near their longitudinal centerby the depending arms M, secured to the under face of the cross-bars A.(Clearly shown in Fig. 3.) The ends of the rods D also pass through theheads L and the crown-plate I, being secured therein, and said partsheld together by the nuts 6'. (Shown in'Fig. 1.) The outer ends of thecrown-plate I support the vertical posts d of the railing of the steps,and the extended end of the frame supports the platform Z at the end ofthe car. (Clearly shown in Figs. 1 and The floor of the car rests uponthe vertical portion 1, of the girders C. (Shown in Fig. 3.) Said flooris composed of the under layer of sheet metal E, the upper layer ofsheet metal G, and the layer of felt or like material F, interposedbetween said layers of sheeting. (Shown in Figs. 1 and The under layerof sheeting E is secured to the girders C by means of the bolts orrivets a, (see 1,) that pass through said layer on each side of thevertical portion t of the girder C and through the flanges v 1* thereof,as shown in Fig. 3. On the sheetingE is placed the layer of felt orfilling F, and on said felt is placed the up per layer of sheet metal G,which is secured to the under layer E by means of the rivet c, theinterposed layer of felt holding the upper and under layers of metalfrom contact with each other. Said upper and under sheetings are laid instrips and so as to break joints, as shown by dotted line in Fig. 1.

The sides and ends of the car-frame are composed of the uprights orstudding H H, coupled by the cross ties or braces N, as shown in Fig.4:. The uprights H are provided on each side with thelaterally-extending flanges f, having a series of holes s therethrough,that afford means for riveting to said uprights the outer and innersheetings that form the wall of the car. The corner post or upright IIis smooth-faced and of three sides, it being open on the inner side topermit of riveting the outer sheeting thereto. The lower endsof all ofsaid uprights rest on the base \V of the side rail l which is L-shapedin cross-section, a portion of the lateral flange f at the lower ends ofthe uprights being cut away so as to bring their outer face flush withthe outer face of the rail 13, between which and the inner rail 13 theends of the studding are secured by belts or rivets 2- r, also shown inFig. 4.

The cross ties or braces N are provided with the depending tenon 71/ ateach end. Said braces are channeled, as shown at l), forming the web Iton each side, which is also provided with a series of holes .5 to permitof riveting the sheeting thereto. The tenons h of said braces areadapted to enter between the flanges f of the uprights II, and thebraces are firmly secured to said uprights by means of the bolts ipassing through the tenons and uprights, as shown in Figs. 3 and at, thebraces N being equal in thickness to the uprights II and standing flushwith their inner and outer faces, as clearly shown in Fig. l.

The roof of the car is supported by the ratters ll, substantiallyof thesame form as the studding or uprights II, and to which they are securedat their lower ends by the angleplates V. (See Fig. 25.) The upper endsof the rafters II are coupled by the arched bars \V, that form the ridgeof the roof.

The interior lining of the ear is composed of a layer or filling of feltIt, placed against the inner face of the uprights, over which is placedthe metal sheeting R, (shown in Figs. 2 and 3,) and which is riveted tothe uprights and crossbraces through said layer of felt, the ceilingbeing formed and secured to the rafters in like manner.

The outer covering of the car-frame consists of the layer of felt I" andthe outer sheeting I, said felt being placed over the outer face of theframe and the outer sheeting P riveted to the uprights and cross-bracesthrough said layer of felt, (shown at s in Fig. 2,) and, if desired, therows of rivet-heads and scams may be covered with the ornamental stripsT, which give a better finish to the car.

This improved car, as shown and described, is composed entirely ofmetal, with the exception of the interposed layer of filling of felt. oranalogous material, which is used between the outer and inner sheetingand the frame of the car and between the layers of sheeting of thefloor. This use of the felt or filling prevents the contact of thesheeting with the frame and deadens the sound.

It will be observed that the series of girders 0 along the center of thecar base or frame are longer than the like girders forming the sidesupports for the car. By this arrangement the buffer-head W is supportedfirmly and the platform Z of the car is an integral part thereof, thusforming light and substautial approaches at each end of the car.

Having thus fully set forth my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The metal car-foundation comprising the following combined elements:the transverse plates A, the series of T-shaped girders cross ing saidplates, the angle-bar mounted on the ends of the girders, and thecrown-plate attached to the an gle-bar, substantially as specitied.

L. In a car-foundation, the following combined metallic parts: theseries of transverse plates A, the series of T-shaped girders crossingsaid plates at right angles, the flanges of the girders being bolted tosaid plates, the angle-bar mounted on the ends of the girders, and themetal heads bolted to the girders and to the angle-bar, substantially asset forth.

3. In a metal car-frame, the combination of the transverse plates, theT-shaped girders crossing said plates. the angle-bar mounted on the endsof said girders, the metal heads attached to the girders and theangle-bar, and the series of truss-rods passing through the metal headsand the angle-bar.

4. In a car-fran'ie, the following combined metallic parts: the seriesof transverse plates, the girders crossing said plates, the angle-barmounted on the ends of said girders, the series of metal heads attachedto the girders and the angle-bar, the metal crown-plate mounted on theangle-bar, the series of trussrods passing through the metal heads, theangle-bar and crown-plate, and nuts on the ends of the truss-rods,substantially as specified.

5. In a car-frame, the following combined metallic parts: the transverseplates, the T- shaped girders crossing said plates, the L shaped girdersattached to the ends of the transverse plates, the angle-bar mounted onthe ends of both sets of girders, the metal heads attached to theT-shaped girders and the angle-bar, the truss-rods passing through themetal heads and the angle-bar, and the truss-rods D, passing through theangle-bar at the end of the car proper, substantially as specified.

(i. A metal car-frame comprising the following combined elements: thetransverse plates, the series of T-shaped girders crossing said plates,the outside Lshaped girders, the plates 13 adjacent thereto, the metalsheets or plates E, said plates being fastened to the flanges of theT-shaped girders, the lapping sheets of metal G, and the interposedstrip of felt or analogous agent.

7. In combination with the transverse plates, the series of T-shapedgirders, the transverse plates being riveted to the flanges of saidgirders, the series of metal plates E, mounted on said girders, saidplates being also riveted to the flanges of said girders, the lappingseries of metal plates G, and the inte-r'poscd layer of felt oranalogous substance, the sheets G being riveted to the sheets E, for thepurposes specified.

8. In combination with the metal L-shapod girders, the adjacent plate13, the series of risers H, having perforated flanges, and the sheets ofmetal riveted to the opposite faces of said risers and having aninterposed sheet of felt or analogous substance, substantially asspecified.

9. In combination with the metal girders B, the series of metal uprightsH, having perforated flanges on opposite faces, the channeled braceshaving the perforated faces attached to said uprights, and a sheet ofmetal riveted to the opposite faces of said uprights and braces andhaving an interposed felt or like pliable agent, for the purposesspecified.

In testimony whereof I affiX my signature in presence of two itnesses.

CARLETON B. HUTCHIN S.

Witnesses: I

E. S. WHEELER, R. 13. WHEELER.

